192.083. Office of minority health, established--purpose, duties. - Missouri Statutes

Office of minority health, established--purpose, duties.

192.083. There is hereby established in the department of health andsenior services an "Office of Minority Health". The office of minority healthshall monitor the progress of all programs in the department for their impacton eliminating the health status disparity between minorities and the generalpopulation and shall:

(1) Address new issues related to minority health;

(2) Instill cultural sensitivity and awareness into all existingprograms of the department of health and senior services;

(3) Develop health education programs specifically for minorities;

(4) Promote constituency development;

(5) Coordinate programs provided by other agencies;

(6) Develop culturally sensitive health education materials;

(7) Seek extramural funding for programs;

(8) Develop resources within communities;

(9) Establish interagency communication to assure that agreements areestablished and carried out;

(10) Ensure that personnel within the department of health and seniorservices have cultural understanding and sensitivity;

(11) Ensure that all programs are designed to be responsive to uniqueneeds of minorities;

(12) Provide necessary health and medical information, data, and staffresources to the Missouri minority health issues task force;

(13) Review all programs of the department, their impact on the healthstatus of minorities;

(14) Assist in the design of programs targeted specifically to improvingthe health of minorities;

(15) Develop programs that can attract other public and private funds;

(16) Analyze federal and state legislation for its impact on the healthstatus of minorities;

(17) Advise the director of the department of health and senior serviceson health matters that affect minorities;

(18) Coordinate the development of educational programs designed toreduce the incidence of disease in the minority population.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1565 § 1)